My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life

by Rachel Cohn

"I'm here to take you to live with your father. In Tokyo, Japan! Happy birthday!"
In the Land of the Rising Sun, where high culture meets high kitsch, and fashion and technology are at the forefront of the First World's future, the foreign-born teen elite attend ICS-the International Collegiate School of Tokyo. Their accents are fluid. Their homes are ridiculously posh. The "I'm here to take you to live with your father. In Tokyo, Japan! Happy birthday!"
In the Land of the Rising Sun, w...

My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life Reviews

RenataDec 07, 2018

ok first of all (view spoiler)[RIGHT AWAY THE CAT DIES, WHY (hide spoiler)]
anyway uh...this book mainly exists to be like, Gossip Girl style wealth porn but for Japan-lovers, and that's a fine thing for a YA book to be, and indeed I did enjoy the lavish descriptions of fancy Tokyo...

ScrillSep 12, 2018

This review and others like it can be found on my blog, Vicariously & Voraciously
ARC received from Netgalley for a fair review.
On Elle's 16th birthday, the father she never knew sends for her to be retrieved from foster care where she has been since her mother's incarcera...

Lisa MandinaDec 16, 2018

I really was intrigued by the premise of this one, so excited to get to read it early. This was a page-turner, and I zipped through it in no time. I loved learning about life in Tokyo so much. I'm going to start calling my sodas "dark sugar water". I mean think about it, it's what the...

Sarah Feb 16, 2019

3.5 Definitely what I needed after a heavier read...Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians. Everything I expected and I enjoyed it. ...

CatieJul 16, 2018

Don?t read this for the characters, plot, or romance. The main character is bland, inoffensive, and cute but not notable in any way. The rest of the characters could be copied and pasted from any soap opera cast. The romance inevitably happens but without much tension or correspondin...

MaryFeb 04, 2019

There was something about this that fell flat for me. It was almost too rushed. The characters were one dimensional. Read for the category a book set in a different country. Read More! 2019 Reading Challenge. ...

ElisquaredDec 14, 2018

I have been a Rachel Cohn fan for quite a while, so I was thrilled when I got to be a part of the blog tour for her latest book, My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life. It contains so many things I love: private school, Japanese culture, and a sassy main character. But above all, this is ...

Cindy ✩☽ Savage Queen ♔Sep 11, 2018

The Publishers just granted my wish on Netgalley! WOO! ...

♠️ Tabi ♠️Sep 07, 2018

I expect 2% of mediocre greatness from this and literally only reading because Tokyo and that cover is rather cute
...

Kristin Dec 21, 2018

My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life is the story of a foster kid who not only finds out that her father is some bigwig in Japan, but he's also asked her to come and live with him. Elle gets whisked away to Tokyo to live with her rich father in his high-rise building. Not only does she ...

AnnaFeb 12, 2019

I'll round up on this one from a solid 3.5 stars, since the overall rating is NOT great and I would recommend it for certain people. Nothing earth shattering, but fun little book with some serious issues addressed. Rachel Cohn has done it better before, with her Cyd Charisse books, but...

LindsaySep 27, 2018

Elle is in foster care after her mom ends up in jail due to drug usage. Her life is complete hell until her uncle appears with a social worker, telling her that her father has decided to take her in and she?s moving to Tokyo. Elle has never met her father nor does she know anything a...

MissBeckaDec 15, 2018

Thank you NetGalley and Disney Book Group for granting my wish!
I requested this hoping it would be good and it ended up being amazing!!!
The scenery, food, culture and of course cats made this a delight to read.
It was so much fun and had a lot more to it than I expected.
Now I ...

KrisAug 29, 2018

3.5 STARS ...

Taylor (Frayed Books)Jan 22, 2019

5/5 stars.
QUICK THOUGHTS:
? I loved this book! I?ve never read anything by the author before but this was refreshing. I?ve been reading fantasies so a contemporary was needed~
? Elle was an adorable main character. Her struggles were real, assimilating to a new country an...

Olivia (The Candid Cover)Jun 06, 2018

Any book about Japan or private school is a win for me, so My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn was an instant must-read. The book is both entertaining and emotional, and the main character is likeable. I especially loved reading the descriptions of Tokyo. This is a fun r...

MizukiJun 22, 2018

Pre-review: I'd just read the premise and it sounds like a scream, will look forward for this book!
(Link: https://giphy.com/gifs/avril-lavigne-...) ...

Samantha Trillium ☂Jan 26, 2019

This book is actually really refreshing. The story is your typical rags-to-riches YA trope, but I thought it was so much better than the typical because the main character, Elle, was just so... Grateful . What a concept.
There is still all the teen angst, but it was so much easier ...

Kristi Housman Confessions of a YA ReaderNov 30, 2018

RTC for blog tour Dec 27th. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for my copy for review. ...

Anne OftedahlFeb 09, 2019

It's cute and all, and I really like the view on Japanese culture, but I felt like the plot was more of a second thought rather than what actually drove the story... ...

Cassie O. | Lost In TomesFeb 08, 2019

This was... a little disappointing.
I was expecting this to be a light, fun contemporary set in Japan. I love watching Asian Dramas and was very excited hoping this would have a similar feel. What I got instead was a lot of angsty teens with parental issues and a newbies guidebook to...

Kayla BrunsonSep 14, 2018

So this book wasn?t terrible, but let's just say it wasn?t for me.
The characters felt very one dimensional. I didn?t connect or care for any of them really. Her so-called family on her father's side were very unlikeable. Her father was cold and distant, Don?t even get me st...

mars ✧Feb 05, 2019

I really enjoyed this! I loved the Tokyo setting and getting to experience it all along with our main character. She was funny and smart and knew how to stand up for herself and I really enjoyed reading from her perspective. The love interest was adorable and I wish we?d had more tim...

Stephanie JohnsonJan 17, 2019

Elle?s journey offers a look into the foster care system, addiction, Japanese culture, and how all families are dysfunctional. This book can be a great recommendation as a lighter teen read. ...

TeresaDec 18, 2018

Thank you to NetGalley, Rachel Cohn, and Disney-Hyperion for the opportunity to read My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life in exchange for an honest review.
This is a spunky, fast-paced novel geared toward teenage girls. It is told in the perspective of Elle, a girl who just wants to ...

SylviaNov 04, 2018

This wasn't a bad book, it was just a little more cliche than what I've been reading recently. It was okay. There wasn't anything special that made me think, it was just a nice easy read. It was an okay book. ...

Rachel MacklinFeb 18, 2019

DNF at 40%
A plot? I've never heard of her. Another reviewer described this as Crazy Rich Asians for teens which is fairly accurate, but this lacks the compelling characters and lush descriptions that made Crazy Rich Asians interesting ...

TheReadingCornerforAll LopezDec 14, 2018

With works like Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Pop Princess, author Rachel Cohn has firmly established herself in the world of young adult literature. In her latest work, My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life, Cohn captured the essence of a contemporary American teenage girl w...

Sara VickersJan 17, 2019

This was a quick read. Wish the characters were a bit more in-depth. I really enjoyed the Japanese culture that was included in the book. The sights and sounds detailed felt like I was there. Is Cat Island as magical as it sounded?! Has anyone been?! Loved the ending. It made me tear u...

AmberfranceenFeb 12, 2019

This book starts out pretty grim, and I was just settling into that tone when the main character, who's portrayed as sht and awkward, is whisked away to her fabulous new life, where it becomes a real Princess Diaries situation. Suddenly our heroine is sassy and bold and witty.. no real...

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